European Faunal Units
The interval definitions in this timescale are derived from the following sources:
- F. F. Steininger, W. A. Berggren, D. V. Kent, R. L. Bernor, S. Sen and J. Agusti. 1996. Circum-Mediterranean Neogene (Miocene and Pliocene) marine-continental chronologic correlations of European mammal units. The Evolution of Western Eurasian Neogene Mammal Faunas (eds. R. L. Bernor, V. Fahlbusch, and H.-W. Mittmann) view
- J. I. Raine, A. G. Beu, A. F. Boyes, H. J. Campbell, R. A. Cooper, J. S. Crampton, M. P. Crundwell, C. J. Hollis, and H. E. G. Morgans. 2015. Revised Calibration of the New Zealand Geological Timescale: NZGT2015/1. GNS Science Report 2012(39) view
- W. B. Harland, R. L. Armstrong, A. V. Cox, L. E. Craig, A. G. Smith and D. G. Smith. 1990. A Geologic Time Scale 1989. view
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 view
There are 10 timescales which overlap this one. show
Interval boundaries marked with * have been interpolated based on the differences between the ages for international timescale boundaries quoted in the source and the currently accepted ages for those boundaries.
This timescale is used in the definition of 612 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | European Faunal Units | Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand | Cenozoic Subepochs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | Wanganui | Haweran | 0 | ||
| Northgrippian | 0.0042 | ||||||
| Greenlandian | 0.0082 | ||||||
| Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | 0.0117 | ||||
| Chibanian | Middle Pleistocene | 0.129 | |||||
| Castlecliffian | 0.34 | ||||||
| Calabrian | Early Pleistocene | 0.774 | |||||
| Nukumaruan | 1.63 | ||||||
| Gelasian | 1.8 | ||||||
| Mangapanian | 2.4 | ||||||
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Villanyian | Late Pliocene | 2.58 | ||
| Waipipian | 3 | ||||||
| Ruscinian | 3.1 * | ||||||
| Zanclean | Early Pliocene | 3.6 | |||||
| Opoitian | 3.7 | ||||||
| Miocene | Messinian | Turolian | Taranaki | Kapitean | Late Miocene | 5.333 | |
| Tongaporutuan | 7.2 | ||||||
| Tortonian | 7.246 | ||||||
| Vallesian | 8.7 | ||||||
| Southland | Waiauan | 11.04 | |||||
| Serravallian | Astaracian | Middle Miocene | 11.63 | ||||
| Lillburnian | 13.05 | ||||||
| Langhian | 13.82 | ||||||
| Clifdenian | 15.1 | ||||||
| Pareora | Altonian | 15.9 | |||||
| Burdigalian | Orleanian | Early Miocene | 15.98 | ||||
| Otaian | 18.7 | ||||||
| Agenian | 20 | ||||||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | ||||||
| Landon | Waitakian | 21.7 | |||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | Late Oligocene | 23.03 | |||
| Duntroonian | 25.2 | ||||||
| Whaingaroan | 27.3 | ||||||
| Rupelian | Early Oligocene | 27.82 | |||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | Late Eocene | 33.9 | ||||
| Arnold | Runangan | 34.6 | |||||
| Kaiatan | 36.7 | ||||||
| Bartonian | Middle Eocene | 37.71 | |||||
| Bortonian | 39.1 | ||||||
| Lutetian | 41.2 | ||||||
| Dannevirke | Porangan | 42.6 | |||||
| Heretaungan | 45.7 | ||||||
| Ypresian | Early Eocene | 47.8 | |||||
| Mangaorapan | 48.9 | ||||||
| Waipawan | 52 | ||||||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | Teurian | Late Paleocene | 56 | |||
| Selandian | Middle Paleocene | 59.2 | |||||
| Danian | Early Paleocene | 61.6 | |||||
| Cretaceous | Late Cretaceous | Maastrichtian | Mata | Haumurian | 66 | ||
| Campanian | 72.1 | ||||||
| Santonian | Piripauan | 83.6 | |||||
| Raukumara | Teratan | 86.1 | |||||
| Coniacian | 86.3 | ||||||
| Turonian | 89.8 | ||||||
| Mangaotanean | 90.5 | ||||||
| Arowhanan | 93.7 | ||||||
| Cenomanian | 93.9 | ||||||
| Clarence | Ngaterian | 95.2 | |||||
| Motuan | 99.5 | ||||||
| Early Cretaceous | Albian | 100.5 | |||||
| Urutawan | 103.3 | ||||||
| Taitai | Korangan | 108.4 | |||||
| Aptian | 113 | ||||||
| 117.5 | |||||||
| Barremian | 121.4 | ||||||
| Hauterivian | 125.77 | ||||||
| Valanginian | 132.6 | ||||||
| Berriasian | 139.8 | ||||||
| 145 | |||||||